TY  - JOUR
ID  - scholars10891
EP  - 399
N2  - This main objective of the present paper is to introduce a novel developed model of solar vortex engine (SVE). The system design, implementation, aero-thermo-dynamic measurements and analysis have been presented and discussed. The system consists of solar air collector, 8.0 m diameter and 8.8° inclined Perspex canopy, and vortex generation engine (VGE) has a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter of 1.0 m and 1.0 m height. Air was guided from the collector to the arena of vortex generation engine through eight air entry slots with guide vanes which impose the air stream to move in rotational manner. The results of this study demonstrated that the developed SVE was capable to produce swirly updraft flow with tangent to axial velocity ratio of 7.5 at the top exit plane of the VGE. At mean solar radiation of 1040 W/m2 and ambient temperature 35.6 °C, air temperature in the vortex region was about 48â??49 °C. The proposed design of the SVE, introduced and experimented in this work, is sufficient to generate the updraft vortex flow. It is recommended to carry out numerical analysis to extend the investigation for the geometrical effects on the system performance. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
SN  - 09601481
KW  - Engines; Solar energy conversion; Solar power generation; Vortex flow
KW  -  Artificial vortex generation; Design implementation; Developed model; Dynamic measurement; Experimental evaluation; Experimental modelling; Natural solar updraft; Solar vortex; Thermo dynamics; Vortex generation
KW  -  Solar energy
KW  -  design method; equipment; experimental study; numerical model; performance assessment; power generation; solar power; vortex
TI  - Solar vortex engine: Experimental modelling and evaluation
PB  - Elsevier Ltd
SP  - 389
AV  - none
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85042879689&doi=10.1016%2fj.renene.2018.01.051&partnerID=40&md5=82a4bca8b4ee014081b5fcdac5ef40f3
N1  - cited By 19
A1  - Al-Kayiem, H.H.
A1  - Mustafa, A.T.
A1  - Gilani, S.I.U.
Y1  - 2018///
VL  - 121
JF  - Renewable Energy
ER  -